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| occupation = | instrument = | years_active = 2009–present | label = | management = Roc Nation | associated_acts = | website = }} Claire Elise Boucher (born March 17, 1988), better known by her stage name Grimes, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, music video director, and record producer. Born and raised in Vancouver, she first became involved with the underground music scene and began recording her own experimental music while attending McGill University in Montréal. Boucher released the studio albums ''Geidi Primes'' and ''Halfaxa'' through Arbutus Records in 2010, and signed a secondary recording contract with 4AD in 2011. Her third studio album ''Visions'' (2012) and its singles "Genesis" and "Oblivion" received widespread critical acclaim; it was hailed as "one of the most impressive albums of the year so far" by ''The New York Times'', and received the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year. Her fourth studio album ''Art Angels'' was released in 2015 and has since become her highest-charting project in the United States. Grimes' music has been noted by critics and journalists for its atypical combination of vocal elements, as well as a wide array of influences, ranging from electronica to pop, hip hop, R&B and even medieval music. In 2013 Grimes was awarded the Webby Award for Artist of the Year. ==Early life== Boucher was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia.〔(Sound says most to Grimes ). Retrieved June 7, 2011〕〔Christiansen, Lisa. (Today on Appetite for Distraction: Grimes ). BBC Radio 3. Retrieved June 7, 2011〕 She is of Québécois, Ukrainian and Russian descent. She graduated from Lord Byng Secondary School and studied ballet for 11 years.〔(Grimes of the Heart ). Interview Magazine, interview with Grimes by Durga Chew-Bose.〕 At age 18, she moved to Montreal, Quebec to attend Montreal's McGill University to study neuroscience.〔 During her studies, she began to record and perform under the name Grimes, taking the name from grime music after discovering the existence of the genre on Myspace.〔 However, as Grimes became a more serious endeavor for her, she began to miss a large number of classes, and began only attending to take exams, resulting in the university taking punitive actions against her and ultimately expelling her. In Montreal she began putting on concerts with her friends at Lab Synthèse, a performance space they started, which was located in an abandoned textile factory that Arbutus Records evolved out of.〔 Two of her songs were released (under her real name, Claire Boucher) on Arbutus Records' ''Spring 2009 Sampler''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ARBUTUS – "Spring 2009 Sampler" (Sold Out!) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grimes (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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